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This tag is used to refer to mathematical/probabilistic/statistical modeling questions, usually this tag is used to ask about questions that are related with the mathematical formalism of the model instead of the correctness of a specific model in practice.

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How does a tournament's structure affect the likelihood that the best player will win?

It turns out this problem has been studied extensively in the economics literature. The motivation is to create some sort of competition that will maximize the likelihood of the best candidate for a …
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